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The Relevance of Rehabilitation Centers in our Communities

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The Relevance of Rehabilitation Centers in our

Communities
Archibald Danquah-Amoah1, Dr. Amit Alexander Charan2
1
PhD Research scholars, Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering.(Jacob Institute of biotechnology, and bioengineering). Sam
Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences (Shuats). Nani, Allahabad (UP).India
2
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering.(Jacob Institute of biotechnology, and bioengineering). Sam
Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology & Sciences (Shuats). Nani, Allahabad (UP).India

Abstract: Rehabilitation describes specialized healthcare dedicated to improving, maintaining or restoring physical strength, cognition
and mobility with maximized results. Typically, rehabilitation helps people gain greater independence after illness, injury or surgery.
Rehabilitation of people with disabilities is a process aimed at enabling them to reach and maintain their optimal physical, sensory,
intellectual, psychological and social functional level. It involves a team of physicians, specially trained therapists, and nurses, as well as
psychologists, nutritionists, biomedical engineers, and chaplains forms a circle of care centered around the patient and their family.
There many types of rehabilitation centers some specialize in helping patients with a specific drug addiction, aged, handicap or disable
people and others offer a broader range of drug addiction services. Some rehab (rehabilitation) facilities are even gender or age specific,
as this often helps patients feel more comfortable in the rehab (rehabilitation) setting. A rehabilitation center is a facility that seeks to
help individuals recover from a variety of ailments, some physical and others caused by substance abuse or mental illness. Rehabilitation
center are not only for treating drug addicts but are also for the treatments depressions cause by the scio- economical problems such low
income, unemployment which a times might result in mental disorders. The availability of rehabilitation centers have the capacity to
improve many lives, by solving of many problems in terms of quality of human health in the communities and the society at large.

Keywords: rehabilitation, center, improving, restoring, and disability

1. Introduction social functional levels. Rehabilitation provides disabled

Rehabilitation is the processes of helping an individual
achieve the highest level of function, independence, and
quality of life possible. Rehabilitation does not reverse or
undo the damage caused by disease or trauma, but rather
helps restore the individual to optimal health, functioning,
and well-being (Lakeland Health, 2017). In 2014, Marianjoy
rehabilitation hospital said that the practice of rehabilitation
medicine is based on a holistic and comprehensive approach
to medical care for individuals who have experienced an
impairment resulting from an injury, disease process or
developmental disorder. The rehabilitation process uses an
interdisciplinary team of health care professionals to help a
person to reach their fullest physical, psychological, social,
vocational, a vocational, and educational potential consistent
with his or her goals and life plans. Residential rehabilitation
- rehab for short - describes a drug or alcohol treatment
programme that is provided in a residential setting. Rehabs
are usually abstinence-based and provide an intense
programme of support and care aimed at people who have
difficulty becoming drug free in the community (Public
Health England, 2017). Rehabilitation describes specialized
healthcare dedicated to improving, maintaining or restoring
physical strength, cognition and mobility with maximized
results. Typically, rehabilitation helps people gain greater
independence after illness, injury or surgery. It always
delivered by a diverse team of experts, rehabilitation blends
many specialties for the best treatment plan, such as physical
therapy for increased strength and mobility, Occupational
therapy for improved everyday living skills, and Speech and
language therapy for improved communication. WHO in
2017 mention that rehabilitation of people with disabilities is
a process aimed at enabling them to reach and maintain their
optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychological and
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people with the tools they need to attain independence and
self-determination.
2. Integrated Approach Rehabilitation
Integrated care team of physicians, specially trained
therapists, and nurses, as well as psychologists, nutritionists,
and chaplains forms a circle of care centered around the
patient and their family. Interdisciplinary health care team
evaluates not only the patient’s present disability, but the
impact the disability has on the whole person mind, body,
and spirit. The rehabilitation process begins by setting goals
with the patient and their family. These goals help to shape a
treatment plan designed to improve the patient’s physical,
perceptual, and communication abilities, while developing
skills to compensate for any permanent disability. The health
care team includes physiatrists, rehabilitation nurses,
physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech
pathologists, psychologists, and case manager
Areas Covered In Rehabilitation Programs May Include
The Following:
1) Self-care skills, including activities of daily living
(ADLs) these are feeding, grooming, bathing, dressing,
toileting, and sexual function.
2) Physical care these are nutritional needs, medication,
and skin care
3) Family support these includes assistance with adapting
to lifestyle changes, financial concerns, and discharge
planning
4) Psychological counseling these includes identifying
problems and solutions with thinking, behavioral, and
emotional issues
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5) Pain management these includes medications and
alternative methods of managing pain.
6) Vocational training these includes work-related skills.
7) Socialization skills these includes interacting with
others at home and within the community
8) Cognitive skills these includes memory, concentration,
judgment, problem solving, and organizational skills
9) Communication skills these includes speech, writing,
and alternative methods of communication
10) Respiratory care this includes ventilator care, if needed;
breathing treatments and exercises to promote lung
function.
11) Mobility skills these includes walking, transfers, and
self-propelling a wheelchair.
12) Education these includes patient and family education
and training about the condition, medical care, and
adaptive techniques.
Traditional Rehabilitation Models Or Newer, More
Locally-Based Models Approach
Traditional models of rehab often involve the person having
a complete break from their current circumstances and
staying at a centre that is away from their home and drug-
using environment. Newer models of residential treatment
are emerging across the globe, which include supported
housing provision linked to structured treatment and other
local services. Some rehabs provide residential treatment in
stages. Although this is not universally the case, stages of
rehab are broadly mapped as follows: Stage 1: First stage
usually corresponds to short-stay rehabilitative programmes
or the initial stages (up to 12 weeks) of long-stay
rehabilitative programmes, focusing on intensive therapeutic
interventions and the immediate responses to becoming drug
free Stage 2: Second stage usually corresponds to the later
stages (more than 12 weeks) of long-stay rehabilitative
programmes, focusing on the development of life skills,
reintegration through education, training or employment-
focused needs; the skills required to sustain a drug-free
lifestyle while still receiving intensive support from the
programme Stage 3: Third stage is offered by some
organizations and usually corresponds to independent living
and supported housing with some support and mentoring
maintained with the main rehab.
Philosophies approaches provided by traditional model
rehabilitation to help the individual
Therapeutic Community; in a therapeutic community, staff
and clients participate together as members of a social and
learning community. The service may have a hierarchical
structure which residents work through and in which each
stage has a different pattern of activity, together with
growing freedom and responsibilities. Time will be spent in
therapeutic group work, one-to-one key work sessions,
developing practical skills and interests, education and
training. The therapeutic community models have been
adapted over the years and made shorter and more flexible.
The intensive nature of their approach to individual
psychology still means that they tend to be among the longer
programmes (6 – 12 months).
Christian Philosophy/Faith-based; Faith-based services
have religious staff and may or may not require residents to
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share their faith or participate in faith-related activities.
These activities will include the time studying religious texts
and the lessons to be learned from them, in discussion and in
prayer.
Eclectic or Integrated; These are programmes which do not
adhere to a particular philosophy and use a range of different
methods and interventions focused on meeting the needs of
individual residents.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and social
learning; these are programmes that include psychological
treatments such as CBT, in which actions are believed to
influence future behaviour. The V Program for Domestic
Violence people are the psycho-education class. Psycho-
education is a treatment that instructs people about their
problem, how to treat their problem, and how to recognize
the signs of reoccurrence so the offender can go to treatment
before the problem comes back. Psycho-education programs
include cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational
(Miceli ,2009).
Personal and skills development; the programme in a
service operating a personal or skills development model
may focus less on psychological therapeutic interventions
and more on the practical skills and knowledge needed to get
by in the wider community. They may be closely linked with
local education or employment training providers and
residents will spend much of their time in structured
programmes of educational classes, training activities and
group work. There may also be opportunities for work
experience.
The usage of rehabilitation centers
A rehabilitation center will offer one or more of these
therapies on premises. A rehabilitation center may be
outpatient only. Some hospitals offer in-patient
rehabilitation. There are many different types of drug rehab
facilities. There many types of rehabilitation centers some
specialize in helping patients with a specific drug addiction;
others offer a broader range of drug addiction services.
Some rehab facilities are even gender- or age-specific, as
this often helps patients feel more comfortable in the rehab
setting. Inpatient and outpatient rehab facilities are also
available. Doctors in rehab or rehabilitation centers may
administer medications to patients to assist them in their
recovery. A patient may take medication to control mental or
physical drug abuse triggers. This medical treatment can be
short term or long term, depending on the patient's
circumstances and needs. A rehabilitation center is a facility
that seeks to help individuals recover from a variety of
ailments, some physical and others caused by substance
abuse or mental illness. Some centers offer residential areas,
where those being treated will stay overnight. Others are
strictly outpatient facilities. Many will specialize in either
physical rehabilitation, or substance abuse rehabilitation. A
physical rehabilitation center offering residential services
often doubles as a nursing home, though depending on the
setup, the patients may be kept separately. These homes are
especially good for those who require a substantial amount
of physical rehabilitation. Often, for those who live alone
after surgery, a rehab or rehabilitation center may be the
only option until they regain their mobility. This allows
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them to have someone else focus on the daily duties, such as
cooking and cleaning while they are able to work on
physical and occupational therapy. This type of
rehabilitation center is often a cheaper option than a hospital
setting. It also offers an intermediate level of care between
the hospital and home environment. Further, there are
usually full time occupational and physical therapists on
staff. These individuals will often work with patients on a
daily basis to help in the recovery process. This daily
attention may provide the quickest path to recovery (Ken,
2017). Rehabilitation is programs that help the individual to
stop whatever addiction they have, or at least give them the
education to help them stop. Alcohol treatment for an
alcoholic, anger management treatment for someone whom
has assaultive behavior, drug treatment for drug addicts and
sexual treatment for a criminal that has committed a sexual
crime. They also have classes for educate the individual so
that he or she could get out of such behavior (Linda and
Brumley 2012). Hussey (2008) said that it is important to
keep patient away from the surrounding or public where the
addiction began while selecting rehabilitation center. An
outpatient handling program is sufficient, in early period of
addiction. Those patients whose history with alcohol
addiction requires an inpatient management program
wherein patient’s improvement is monitored all the day and
is supervised. This type of treatment is done in a housing
surrounding or in hospital that offers control like hospital.
Well maintained rehabilitation centers are found in all main
cities. Rehab center not only works to make sure that the
patient does not go back to addiction but also works toward
the treatment of the patient. They bring back the confidence
and faith of the addict’s that they have lost. This type of
patient come out as a confident individual with renewed
energy and is prepared to face years.
3. Discussion
Nowadays, rehabilitation for alcohol abuse is gaining huge
popularity. Alcohol rehabilitation helps a patient's physical
as well as mental health through different approaches,
medicines and support. Professional counselors and
physicians suggest the right mix of treatment for individual
patient who is fighting with the problem of alcohol abuse.
Alcoholism is more of a psychological illness and it needs
proper care and treatment. The goal of any kind of
rehabilitation is to improve the condition of lives of affected
people who have realized their problems. In recent times,
rehab is available for almost all kinds of physical as well as
mental problems. Be it lung or heart problems, spinal
disorders, cancer, depression, anxiety or alcoholism,
rehabilitation treatments are available for all. Rehabilitation
treatments are given to stabilize the uneven mental condition
of patients by cultivating good thoughts and engaging their
mind in some productive work. Using therapies and
treatments, efforts are put to regain the lost mental ability to
fight with any kind of trauma in their lives. Therefore the
need for establishment of more rehab or rehabilitation
centers in our communities that we live. Ken in 2017 also
said that some types of rehabilitation centers are mostly
cheaper option than hospital setting. Rehabilitation center
are not only for treating drug addicts but are also for the
treatments depressions cause by the Scio-economical
problems such low income, unemployment which a times
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might result in mental disorders. If these people are not
catered for it will really affect the communities by making
the communities poorer and much unsaved to live. The
rehab or rehabilitation center also serves as a home for the
aged. These aged people most of them don’t have families.
Through the rehab center they are care for in terms of food,
health, and recreational activities are available for them. The
rehabilitation centers also serves as a training centers for the
handicap persons living in the communities. At the center
most of them are skillful trained in various vocations to help
the handicap or disable person make a living by earning
some money through his or her vocations. This help to
prevent them to be begging for money and doing other thing
that are bad to the society. Even the center also serves as a
recreational grounds for them due to the provision of some
specially made amusement facilities for the disable or
handicap people.
4. Conclusion
The provision and availability of rehabilitation centers have
the capacity to improve many lives, by solving of many
problems in terms of quality of human health in the
communities and the society at large. Rehabilitation
treatments are given to stabilize the uneven mental condition
of patients by cultivating good thoughts and engaging their
mind in some productive work. It helps the person to
develop and utilize their full potential through a process of
learning and support from the environment. Rehabilitation
complements psychiatric treatment through a holistic
approach by guiding persons with mental illness to be
treated and reintegration of the individual back into their
own community
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